Driving method for display substrate, driving circuit and display device

Abstract

A driving method for a display substrate, a driving circuit and a display device are provided. In the driving method of the display substrate, the display substrate includes an active display region and a notch region embedded in the active display region, a pixel array is arranged at the active display region and the notch region, and a gate line and a data line at the active display region extend to the notch region. The notch region includes a first region and a second region other than the first region, a first side of the first region is not adjacent to the active display region. The driving method includes, when an image is displayed by the display substrate, inputting grayscale data having a grayscale value smaller than 2n−1 and greater than 0 to pixels at at least a part of the first region. The grayscale data is n-bit data.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A driving method for a display substrate, wherein the display substrate comprises an active display region and a notch region embedded in the active display region, a pixel array is arranged at the active display region and the notch region, a gate line and a data line at the active display region extend to the notch region, the notch region comprises a first region and a second region other than the first region, a first side of the first region is not adjacent to the active display region, and a second side of the first region is adjacent to the active display region,
 wherein the driving method comprises:
 when an image is displayed by the display substrate, inputting grayscale data having a grayscale value smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0 to pixels at at least a part of the first region, wherein the grayscale data is n-bit data, and 
 
 wherein the second side of the first region is adjacent to a first boundary of the active display region, and the second side of the first region and the first boundary of the active display region are each a straight line extending in a row direction of the pixel array, wherein the inputting the grayscale data having the grayscale value smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0 to the pixels at at least the part of the first region comprises:
 inputting white grayscale data to the pixels at at least the part of the first region, wherein the white grayscale data has a grayscale value that is smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0; and 
 inputting black grayscale data to pixels at the second region. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The driving method according to  claim 1 , wherein the inputting the white grayscale data to the pixels at at least the part of the first region comprises:
 inputting green grayscale data to pixels at a boundary region of the first region, wherein the boundary region of the first region is adjacent to the first boundary, and the green grayscale data has a grayscale value that is smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0; and 
 inputting the white grayscale data to pixels at the first region other than the boundary region. 
 
     
     
       3. The driving method according to  claim 2 , wherein the pixels at the boundary region comprise a row of pixels in the pixel array, and the row of pixels is nearest to the first boundary among rows of pixels in the pixel array. 
     
     
       4. The driving method according to  claim 2 , wherein the grayscale value of the green grayscale data is 2 n /2−1 or 2 n /2. 
     
     
       5. The driving method according to  claim 1 , wherein the second region comprises a third region and a fourth region, the first region is a rectangular region arranged between the third region and the fourth region, the first side of the first region is adjacent to a first side of the third region, a second side of the third region is adjacent to the active display region, a third side of the first region is adjacent to a first side of the fourth region, a second side of the fourth region is adjacent to the active display region, and the first side and the third side of the first region are arranged opposite to each other and extend in a column direction of the pixel array. 
     
     
       6. The driving method according to  claim 1 , wherein the grayscale value of the white grayscale data is 2 n /2−1 or 2 n /2. 
     
     
       7. The driving method according to  claim 1 , wherein the display substrate is an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display substrate. 
     
     
       8. A driving circuit for a display substrate, wherein the display substrate comprises an active display region and a notch region embedded in the active display region, a pixel array is arranged at the active display region and the notch region, a gate line and a data line at the active display region extend to the notch region, the notch region comprises a first region and a second region other than the first region, a first side of the first region is not adjacent to the active display region, and a second side of the first region is adjacent to the active display region,
 wherein the driving circuit is configured to:
 when an image is displayed by the display substrate, input grayscale data having a grayscale value smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0 to pixels at at least a part of the first region, wherein the grayscale data is n-bit data, 
 
 wherein the second side of the first region is adjacent to a first boundary of the active display region, and the second side of the first region and the first boundary of the active display region are each a straight line extending in a row direction of the pixel array, and 
 wherein the driving circuit is further configured to: input white grayscale data to the pixels at at least the part of the first region, and input black grayscale data to pixels at the second region, wherein the white grayscale data has a grayscale value that is smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0. 
 
     
     
       9. The driving circuit for the display substrate according to  claim 8 , wherein the driving circuit is further configured to: input green grayscale data to pixels at a boundary region of the first region, and input the white grayscale data to pixels at the first region other than the boundary region, wherein the boundary region of the first region is adjacent to the first boundary, and the green grayscale data has a grayscale value that is smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0. 
     
     
       10. The driving circuit for the display substrate according to  claim 9 , wherein the pixels at the boundary region comprise a row of pixels in the pixel array, and the row of pixels is nearest to the first boundary among rows of pixels in the pixel array. 
     
     
       11. The driving circuit for the display substrate according to  claim 9 , wherein the grayscale value of the green grayscale data is 2 n /2−1 or 2 n /2. 
     
     
       12. The driving circuit for the display substrate according to  claim 8 , wherein the second region comprises a third region and a fourth region, the first region is a rectangular region arranged between the third region and the fourth region, the first side of the first region is adjacent to a first side of the third region, a second side of the third region is adjacent to the active display region, a third side of the first region is adjacent to a first side of the fourth region, a second side of the fourth region is adjacent to the active display region, and the first side and the third side of the first region are arranged opposite to each other and extend in a column direction of the pixel array. 
     
     
       13. The driving circuit for the display substrate according to  claim 8 , wherein the grayscale value of the white grayscale data is 2 n /2−1 or 2 n /2. 
     
     
       14. A display device, comprising the driving circuit for the display substrate according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
       15. The display device according to  claim 14 , wherein the second side of the first region is adjacent to a first boundary of the active display region, and the second side of the first region and the first boundary of the active display region are each a straight line extending in a row direction of the pixel array,
 wherein the driving circuit is further configured to: input white grayscale data to the pixels at at least the part of the first region, and input black grayscale data to pixels at the second region, wherein the white grayscale data has a grayscale value that is smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0. 
 
     
     
       16. The display device according to  claim 15 , wherein the driving circuit is further configured to: input green grayscale data to pixels at a boundary region of the first region, and input the white grayscale data to pixels at the first region other than the boundary region, wherein the boundary region of the first region is adjacent to the first boundary, and the green grayscale data has a grayscale value that is smaller than 2 n −1 and greater than 0. 
     
     
       17. The display device according to  claim 16 , wherein the pixels at the boundary region comprise a row of pixels in the pixel array, and the row of pixels is nearest to the first boundary among rows of pixels in the pixel array. 
     
     
       18. The display device according to  claim 15 , wherein the second region comprises a third region and a fourth region, the first region is a rectangular region arranged between the third region and the fourth region, the first side of the first region is adjacent to a first side of the third region, a second side of the third region is adjacent to the active display region, a third side of the first region is adjacent to a first side of the fourth region, a second side of the fourth region is adjacent to the active display region, and the first side and the third side of the first region are arranged opposite to each other and extend in a column direction of the pixel array.